The Effects of Lifting Frequency on the Dynamics of Lifting

Details

• Personal Author:
  Kelaher DP ; Mirka GA
• Description:
  The goal of this study was to quantify the effects of different lifting frequencies (3, 6, and 9 lifts/minute) at different lifting heights (30 and 60 cm) on the kinematics of the lumbar region. Each of these lifting tasks was performed for twenty minutes. The time dependent traces of both the mean and standard deviation of sagittal acceleration showed subject dependent trends over time. Averaged across time, the results of this study reveal that there is a non-linear increase in the sagittal acceleration with greater frequency of lifting. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biomechanical Phenomena Ergonomics Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Biomechanics Manual-lifting Manual-materials-handling Musculoskeletal-system-disorders
• ISBN:
  9780945289043
• ISSN:
  1071-1813
• Publisher:
  Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  39
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20001022
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 39th Annual Meeting, October 9-13, 1995, San Diego, California, Designing for the Global Village. Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 1995 Oct; 39(Ind Erg):650-654
• Contact Point Address:
  Gary A. Mirka, Ergonomics Laboratory, Department of Industrial Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1996
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Extremities
• Performing Organization:
  Department of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, North Carolina State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19930930
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 39th Annual Meeting, October 9-13, 1995, San Diego, California, Designing for the Global Village
• End Date:
  19960929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4b4a096f7b9959c5f68b81aff9d331529bc1f82a096b06a07c7df2a8b023a6b7861594c7431fe1ee34fed64092d537af3dff16a2158bbf5c0c715b91e9876793
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/198298/cdc_198298_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 388.32 KB ]